Thomas Rainwater is chairman of the Confederated Tribes of Broken Rock and leader of the Broken Rock Reservation. He is played by Gil Birmingham in Yellowstone.
Biography[]
He is the owner of the Painted Horse Casino and the Grey Wolf Peak Casino. He is also the elected high chief for the Confederated Tribes of Broken Rock. He carries a strong ambition to take the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch and expand beyond the Reservation because he feels a desire to reclaim what his ancestors lost. Thomas was raised off the Reservation and thought he was of Mexican descend until he was 18 years old. He never knew his biological mother. According to his adoption records, he learned he was Native American. He attended and graduated Harvard University. He also interned for the American Petroleum Institute. Rainwater is assisted by Mo, his driver, and can also count on Emily Sessions. They helped him start a collaboration with Dan Jenkins of Paradise Valley, to build a casino and a hotel and annex the ground it will be build on, plans that do not sit well with tribal member Marcus. After an incident involving a clash with Malcolm and Teal Beck, he formed a truce with John Dutton and Dan Jenkins.